HeyJaredCreative Adventures - A scrapbook of my mind
A wandering ensemble of words meandering through occasionally lucid themes of creativity, wonder, neurodiversity, creatures, mental health, art and whatever else kidnaps my attention.
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Issue #16: Analogious joy, the invention of memory and the mysterious crested arse-foot bird (opens the original)
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TL;DRI have had the stupid idea to offer analogue versions of this Substack and the accompanying podcast. Get one here.RAMBLINGS: I see grebes a lot on the river Thames but realised I have never seen their legs which led me to discover that they are in fact a very weird and eccentric bird.ARTICLE: Everyday technology has had a huge influence o
Episode #16: Analogious joy, the invention of memory and the mysterious crested arse-foot bird (opens the original)
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In this episode I discover that a bird I see regularly is actually a very weird creature, make my head explode by going down a rabbit hole asking myself what memory actually is, and come up with a stupid idea to offer analogue versions of all of this.TL;DL01:26 Old Father Jackdaw update02:31 Analogious joy08:10 The mysterious crested arse foot bird13:37 The invention of memory19:37 Events and workshops21:11 A confusing ending Links to things I mentioned<a href="https://www.shop.canscorpionssmoke
Issue #15: Digital marginalia, the paradoxical grief of completion and becoming Connie Cyclonic (opens the original)
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TL;DRHow can the lost art of marginalia exist in an increasingly digital world?RAMBLINGS: The story of how realising a water bottle would fit on my head led to me having a profound moment on a Kent beach to mark the summer solstice.ARTICLE: I often experience a weird tension between wanting to complete something as quickly as possible whilst knowing that doing so will fill me with a sense of loss at it being complete. Through trying to make sense of this I discover I am somewhat addicted to a pe
Episode #15: Digital marginalia, the paradoxical grief of completion and becoming Connie Cyclonic (opens the original)
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In this episode I try to find ways of bringing the art of marginalia to a podcast, realise I may be somewhat addicted to the psychological tension created by an incomplete project and reflect on a profound experience that began with the discovery that a water bottle would fit on my head.TL;DL01:05 Old Father Jackdaw05:23 On digital marginalia09:34 Mouhamadodou Lo and his Children11:00 Becoming Connie Cyclonic19:26 Generic Existential Distraction20:27 The paradoxical grief of completion and the a
Issue #14: From grope to rote, the inelegant art of synaptic pruning and the hobgoblin of little minds (opens the original)
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TL;DRI realise that, after 13 issues, I have got into a bit of a routine writing this Substack and experiment with breaking it.RAMBLINGS: Is synaptic pruning a good metaphor for thinking about how we need to regularly maintain our creative gardens?ARTICLE: A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.WALK: I’m leading an Art walk along the Thames as part of the Kingston walki
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